Batting Highest Strike Rate Innings - vs South Africa

Players - vs South Africa

Highest strike rates in an innings

Player	Runs	Balls	4s	6s	SR	Team	Opposition	Ground	Match Date	Scorecard
HH Streak	53	66	8	1	80.30	Zimbabwe	v South Africa	Harare	13 Oct 1995	Test # 1307
GP Thorpe	27	34	3	0	79.41	England	v South Africa	Gqeberha	26 Dec 1995	Test # 1320
PA Strang	37	47	6	0	78.72	Zimbabwe	v South Africa	Harare	13 Oct 1995	Test # 1307
BC Strang	25*	32	2	0	78.12	Zimbabwe	v South Africa	Harare	13 Oct 1995	Test # 1307
DL Houghton	30	39	5	0	76.92	Zimbabwe	v South Africa	Harare	13 Oct 1995	Test # 1307
GP Thorpe	34	53	7	0	64.15	England	v South Africa	Johannesburg	30 Nov 1995	Test # 1315
A Flower	63	114	6	0	55.26	Zimbabwe	v South Africa	Harare	13 Oct 1995	Test # 1307
RA Smith	43	81	6	1	53.08	England	v South Africa	Centurion	16 Nov 1995	Test # 1312
GA Hick	141	277	25	0	50.90	England	v South Africa	Centurion	16 Nov 1995	Test # 1312
AJ Stewart	38	76	3	0	50.00	England	v South Africa	Johannesburg	30 Nov 1995	Test # 1315
GA Hick	31*	63	6	0	49.20	England	v South Africa	Durban	14 Dec 1995	Test # 1318
AJ Stewart	41	85	8	0	48.23	England	v South Africa	Durban	14 Dec 1995	Test # 1318
RA Smith	52	109	8	1	47.70	England	v South Africa	Johannesburg	30 Nov 1995	Test # 1315
RA Smith	34	72	6	0	47.22	England	v South Africa	Durban	14 Dec 1995	Test # 1318
GP Thorpe	59	126	8	0	46.82	England	v South Africa	Cape Town	2 Jan 1996	Test # 1321
GA Hick	36	79	4	2	45.56	England	v South Africa	Cape Town	2 Jan 1996	Test # 1321
RC Russell	50*	119	10	0	42.01	England	v South Africa	Centurion	16 Nov 1995	Test # 1312
RA Smith	44	111	8	0	39.63	England	v South Africa	Johannesburg	30 Nov 1995	Test # 1315
GA Hick	62	158	8	1	39.24	England	v South Africa	Gqeberha	26 Dec 1995	Test # 1320
MA Atherton	185*	492	29	0	37.60	England	v South Africa	Johannesburg	30 Nov 1995	Test # 1315
AJ Stewart	45	122	8	0	36.88	England	v South Africa	Johannesburg	30 Nov 1995	Test # 1315
RA Smith	66	179	8	0	36.87	England	v South Africa	Cape Town	2 Jan 1996	Test # 1321
GJ Whittall	29	80	4	0	36.25	Zimbabwe	v South Africa	Harare	13 Oct 1995	Test # 1307
ADR Campbell	28	79	3	0	35.44	Zimbabwe	v South Africa	Harare	13 Oct 1995	Test # 1307
AJ Stewart	81	261	13	0	31.03	England	v South Africa	Gqeberha	26 Dec 1995	Test # 1320
RK Illingworth	28	91	5	0	30.76	England	v South Africa	Gqeberha	26 Dec 1995	Test # 1320
GJ Whittall	38	125	3	0	30.40	Zimbabwe	v South Africa	Harare	13 Oct 1995	Test # 1307
MA Atherton	72	237	6	0	30.37	England	v South Africa	Gqeberha	26 Dec 1995	Test # 1320
MA Atherton	78	260	10	0	30.00	England	v South Africa	Centurion	16 Nov 1995	Test # 1312
JER Gallian	28	104	4	0	26.92	England	v South Africa	Gqeberha	26 Dec 1995	Test # 1320
RC Russell	30	114	3	0	26.31	England	v South Africa	Gqeberha	26 Dec 1995	Test # 1320
MA Atherton	34	137	3	0	24.81	England	v South Africa	Gqeberha	26 Dec 1995	Test # 1320
RC Russell	29*	235	3	0	12.34	England	v South Africa	Johannesburg	30 Nov 1995	Test # 1315

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Minimum of 25 runs
Strike rates listed for matches only where balls faced are available
Performances in matches that overlap decades are credited to the year in which they occurred - this results in some unknown data, especially in regard to bowling figures
Performances in matches that overlap years are credited to the year in which they occurred - this results in some unknown data, especially in regard to bowling figures

Records includes the following current or recent matches:

England vs Australia at Sydney, The Ashes 5th Test, Jan 4-8, 2026 [Test # 2616]

Australia vs England at Melbourne, The Ashes 4th Test, Dec 26-27, 2025 [Test # 2615]

New Zealand vs West Indies at Mount Maunganui, West Indies in New Zealand 3rd Test, Dec 18-22, 2025 [Test # 2614]